Bloodborne & The Old Hunters Collector’s Edition Guides

Future Press gone behind the scenes with Bloodborne's creators to unearth every secret hidden within the mysterious city of Yharnam. Your hunt through the streets of Yharnam will be your most exciting and rewarding journey yet, and the road will be hard. But fear not! These guides are your key to mastering the merciless challenges and navigating the darkest depths of the city. [More]

Basic Information

In-Game Description

Liquid medicine concocted at Byrgenwerth.
Calms the nerves.

Those who delve into the arcane fall all-too-easily
to madness, and thick human blood serves to calm
the frayed nerves of these inquisitive minds. Naturally,
this often leads to a reliance on blood ministration.

Effects

Sedatives reduce your Frenzy build-up. Once Frenzy builds up fully, you'll suffer 70% of your maximum HP in damage, which will often result in death. Worse still, Frenzy can continue to build up even after you escape from the source. Often, you'll need to use more than one Sedative over the course of a fight with enemies such as Winter Lanterns, You won't be able to buy them until late in the game, so save the Sedatives you find and make sure they're in your quick inventory slots when you need them!

Sedatives have also lesser known effect of reducing your Beasthood build-up, using it this way is more situational than in case of a Frenzy but if you are in need of getting your defences back to full value and lost of beasthood bonus to your attacking damage is sacrifice you are willing to make, Sedatives could be helpful.

Cosmic Eye Watcher Badge: This badge can be found in Upper Cathedral Ward. Although you won't be able to reach it until very late, picking it up allows you to purchase Twin Bloodstone Shards from the shop. This will allow you to experiment with a wider variety of weapons. The Sedatives it unlocks are also useful, as any hunter who has stared down a Winter Lantern should know!

Availability

Lonely Old Woman's Quest [x8]: Sedatives x1: speak to Lonely Old Woman after nightfall and tell her, "I have my share of woes.";
Sedatives x2: tell Lonely Old Woman, "I have my share of woes" a second time; Sedatives x3: tell Lonely Old Woman, "I have my share of woes" a third time; Sedatives x1: tell Lonely Old Woman, "I have my share of woes" after receiving Sedatives from her three times, then reload the area twice and speak to her again when she returns; Sedatives x1: found on Lonely Old Woman corpse outside the Oedon Chapel's side entrance when you reload the area after telling her, "I have my share of woes" a fifth time.